In message <20150124192328.GP32737@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Theo Markettos <rpcemu@markettos.org.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 05:41:52PM +0000, george greenfield wrote:
>> Has anyone tried running RPCEmu on a Mac using the Boot Camp Windows
>> booting software? And if so, did it work? It would open the latest
>> versions of RPCEmu to Mac users (I believe 0.8.9 is the latest native
>> Mac-compatible version, i.e., 3 versions out of date).
>
> No, but I managed to run RPCEmu 0.8.12 for Windows under WINE on OS X. It
> worked surprisingly well - though I didn't try things like networking. It
> handles Retina modes which the 0.8.9 native doesn't.
>
> I installed WINE using Homebrew as that's what I have to hand.
> I had a 5-minute play with trying to make an OS X package using Wine
> Bottler or WineSkin:
> http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/
> http://wineskin.urgesoftware.com/tiki-index.php
> but I didn't quite succeed in the time I had available. It should be
> achievable though.
>
> I also had a look into porting RPCEmu to the newer Allegro 5 which is
> supported - there's lots of function name changes which are straightforward,
> but the graphics architecture is quite different so that would make it
> awkward.
>
> Theo
Very interesting. I'm seriously considering getting a Mac and although
I don't use RPCEmu currently (my main RO platform is a Raspberry Pi,
you'll be pleased to hear!) I have done in the past and may do so in
future. Of course developer time is limited and it makes sense to
concentrate on the most common platform (Windows), but I've always
thought it a pity that RPCEmu is less developed for the Mac.
--
George
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